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GEORGIA _AND_ FLORIDA.
The Sews of the Two States Told in
Paragraphs.
Pound Dead With Her Throat Cut at
Macon—Rural Life in Georgia—Work
Suspended on the Vienna Artesian
Well—The Casualty Record.
GKO KOI A.
Glynn county has order* and that the popu
lists be Liven all th- representation at the
polls tnat the., can ask for
John Newton 1 witty, of populist fame,
ftpote at Snelmlle last Friday, ami it is re
ported that his hearers numbered about
twenty.
Hartwell Sun: N. H. Reid killed a four
foot rattlesnake day with eight rat
t.O' A friend of h<s says he jumped six feet
and fell ten when he first saw it.
Capt. N. T. Hetrett of Jonesnlle has \ ought
out the turpentine interests of > H Middle
ton A Cos. at Kke oro. Mr Middleton will
move his saw mill from Hewett to Sand Hills.
Andy Moon colored who has been porter at
the Ambrose bote, at kawreacevihe tor some
time, was arrested *Vednesday. charged with
stalling h ox of cigars, a pistol and a razor
from T. L. Ambrose.
Mr. Renew living three miles west of
Americus, brought the limes-Kecorder the
premium gourd of the season Wednesday, it
measured four feet in length and was larger
than a man's arm from tip to tip.
Near Lawrencevlile Friday night, while re
turning Dome from an exhibition. Pete At
kinson s team ran away and threw his family
from the wagon. His wife's shoulder was dia
logued. None of the rest were hurt.
Dahionega Signal: James Hughes residing
at the Hand mill had bad luck last Sunday
afternoon. someone broke in his hou9e
while all were away and carried off fcio in gold,
a pistol, one of Jim's shirts and a bottle of
“temperance drops.*’
Two freight trains collided at Middleton, on
the ueorgia. Carolina and Northern railroad,
Monday night, several box cars and one en
gine were totally destroyed, 'l he engineer of
one of ihe trains was nrulsed considerably. A
great deal of damage was done.
A mass meeting of the citizens of Elberton
was heid Monday and the setiment of the
meeting was to the effect that the town coun
cil shall issue bonds not to exceed *SOO. nut) in
amount for the purpose of constructing waier
works and a lighting plant for the city of El
bertou.
Augusta Herald: The inhabitants of Monte
Sano were greatly excited Wednesday over
ahe present's of a mad dot: in the village. The
children were all kept indoors until the ani
mal disappeared. He has bothered no one
yet. and may possi: ly have been troubled
with temporary madness.
The democrats of Harris have petitioned
the executive committee of that county to
provide a ballot box to be placed at each
election precinct, where ihe voters can de
posit the name of their choice for a United
States senator, the members elected to the
legislature to abide the result.
Jackson Herald: J. K. Anglin walked up to
our office last Wednesday morning, looking
us bright as a May morning. On inquiring
the news. Mr. Anglin said, "i have two of the
finest twins, a boy and a girl, at my house
ever seen in the county. Democracy in Jack
son is sure to win overwhelmingly this year.
Gwinnett Herald: There is enough hay
made in Gwinnett county this year, if cut and
stored away, to feed the stock of the county.
A great many farmers are opening their eyes
to this important crop and are saving it.
There is no hay superior to the crab grass
that grows on the old red hills of this sec
tion.
Ttfton Gazette: Moultrie now boasts of 80)
inhabitants, twenty stores of all kinds, one
hotel and seven hoarding houses, three black
smith shops, two sawmills, two ginneries, one
shoe shop, thiee markets, three jewelry
shops, throe livery and feed stables, five
churches one Masonic lodge, five mln ster-i,
seven lawyers, four restaurants and- only
one physician who advertises.
Jonesboro Enterprise: “From every corner
of the county comes the cheering news of
democratic gains. The mnt sensible of our
populist friends are gradually finding outtae
deception that is practiced by the populist
leaders and coming back to the true party of
the people. It is only a question of a short
time when all will discover their error and
we shall all oe united again as a happy and
victorious family.”
The Ja.kson Herald quotes a prominent
colored votor of that county as follows: "We
aint gwine to let no hired Atlanta nigger
come in here and abuse us and accuse us of
being bought and saying all manner of mean
things against the good white democrats
Dat nigger freeman never got no nigger
votes for the third party in this county. Jack-
Son county niggers ain t no tools. They know
who tueir friends is."
Rome Tribune: “Next Saturday Speaker
Crisp. Congressman Maddox, ateveClav and
K. i.. Berner will make democratic addresses
in this city. With such distinguished men
to give the democratic side of poli'ical ques
tions. a large crowd should be here to hear
them. One thousand people would be a poor
showing for 1-loyd's democracy ot apprecia
tion. Three thousand heard Mr Crisp and
I.lr, Maddox in Marietta. Home should make
it 5,00b.' ’
Progress: The artesian well at Vienna has
beeen bored to the depth of " H feet and the
work came loan abrupt standstill 'ihur day.
The contractor says there is lit le prospfe.t
for a spontaneous how and states that at the
present depth pure ailesian water Is plenti
ful. and that by the aid of a steam pump
forty gallons a minute can be gotten. ihe
city council will make a decision as to
whether the ooring shall stop at the present
depth, or the boring ue continued.
Vienna Progress'. The Georgia farmer is
to-day the most prosperous and independent
man in the whole co ntry. While tains,
drouth and storms have ruined the crops in
the north and west to a great extent, the 1
Georgia crops have teen providentially pio
tec ted and excellent yields are promised.
The Georgia farmers will ue called upon to
ship corn to the west this fall. As it is in the
days of democracy, so shall the farmer con
tinue to prosper under democratic adminis
tration.
.At Covington a democratic mass meeting
was called at the court hoi.s • Wednesday.
Between too and 500 people assembled. Among
them were men colored inters. Hon. L. F.
Livingston was addressing the . row, 1 when
an alarm of lire was raised, which disturbed
toe meeting, and it was postponed until next
Friday night, The tire originated in W r.
Sock well's mu. bine shop, which was de
stroyed. A small dwelling near ihe shop was
also i urned. The loss is s3,two. There was
no insurance.
A crowd of about 400 interested spectators
witnessed the o.c. de races at t.eeiou pack.
Amernus. Wednesday afternoon. The eft.p i
cal quarter mue fra.k was in one eondlao i
and us the wheeis gad and over the s coi.i
sur.ace in the exciting contests. beer,give and
the graceful riders, he races were under .ho
auspices of the Americi.s Cycling Cluu. and
many go and medais and otner ia.ua. le pra.s
were awarded to tuo w inners. The to.,rna
ment was a great su.cess and thoro guly en
joyed by the large crowd of spectators.
Griffin News: A man wen' into a store In a
neighboring tow n auu asked if he could rest
four or i.ve hours. The piupiiotor who had
just found a ne.-t of new-boni mice in tne
coileegrinder told him he could and then
asked him why he ilidn tgo to the hotel. he
man replied G am sutler,ng Horn nervous
prosirition and the doctor said t g t a quiet
place to reel. auu i see you don i a .eibs • 1
knew that 1 couldn t t.nd a quie er place.”
And with ib it he se t.ed . aek m h.s chair
a d waL bed the swallows oclld a nest in the
choose , ase
La iderman Jim Johnson ot the Augusta
trucks was painf liy hurt during the nre
Wednesday morning. While walking along
the roof ol u house with other are men the
sheating gave way an 1 he had a hard fall
striking tne rafters on his side He would
have lailen through had not I (reman Battle
caughl him At rst it was thought that sev
eral of dr Johnso, s riibhad keen broken
hut the doctor in attendance, luter said the
casing of the ring had oeeu Lactured ami the
lungs nruisfid. The injured niun was taken to
the truck house, where he is now resting
quietly. *
At Macon. Ga . on Sept. 85, the
body u ot negro woman, ida Hicks
was found ia some wet ds near
where >ells Bros ' circus exbii itel. She
hud een m rdered presumably 1.. t nlchl.
liei throat was cut from ear to ear and there
was a siau in the left ■ reast. iue hand
clutched her throat, us if she had trieu to
slop the now of nlooil. From upponrumes
slie had l een dragged or had crawled oue
in n red aids from the pla e where sue had
Men uiu.d red. .she was found lying on her
the deed U ° 1 ue 10 lLie P t,r P ll 'alor of
The rumorsthai Win Meyers was nosslhlv
connected with the r ier of Wmiam?.,i,f
tih>nff cllv . isatlil tul.elof in tl,e poo.
| .o , .AlU t ' u’‘ -, h " ugh lew r it the s ory
** ' known Imw-eier that thief t oi noliv
fne. C i‘‘ pt LOulish had* talk with Myers in
the course of which they usked lam if he had
ever e n In a scrap* like this before He
him? h . hta.l m.d replied that he had linen in
one scrape before e<jua lv as bad as the one
he is how In. 1 hey a ked him when and
*hrv He replied That is for me to know
and for you t> tlnd out*' There are many
who believe he meant the Calloway murder.
The action of Americus' city council In tlx
ing the city tax rate at even a lower tiiture
tha that of laet year merits the hearty in
dorsement of the ta .pavers and business
men generally. -v.ch a step was hardly an
ticlpated an 1 the announcement of th fa t
as pubi stied in the i lmes Kecorder yester
day was one of pleasurable surprise Ameri
cas has a lower lax rate, jierhaps than any
city of like 8 e in the south. With the large
number of public improvements made within
the pas* three or four years the fact that a
rate of only *6 cents per 4100 is assessed for
all purpose is a matter of congratulation to
oar citizens.
Ihe Mephxlhah cow stealing case was the
theme of conversation amonj.* the colored peo
pie this week and resulted in a sudden and
unexpected denouement. Henry Mitchell,
the real thief, after disposing of the row,
came to the village and attended a ball giv-n
by some colored people near here. His pres
ence was retorted to a prominent gentleman
in the village, who immediately wired to An
gusta for the o inty police to come and make
the a lest, in the meant me he pers a led
the following named colored ruen to mate the
arrest of the darkey and firing him ia: Philip
and Hryant log 1 Joan > irlrtln audW.ll'.ra
ham. They were furnished with a pistol tor
defense and a rope to secure the man. They
repaired to the dance house, and between I'd
and 1 o'clock, just as the authorities from Au
gusta drove up, returned with their prisoner,
securely roped He was placed In the buggy,
taken to Augusta and lodged in jail. His
confess on will release Henry Thomas, now in
jail, charged with complicity In the matter.
FLORIDA.
Longwood some time ago boasted of its
depot, of which it is justly proud. Hut im
provements beyond expectations are continu
ing to be made.
The yacht Annie S, formerly of Pensacola,
but now belonging to Charles Hall of Mobile,
won the oup in the yacht race of the Mobile
Yacht Club last .Sunday. The yacht is now
known as the Thelma
in attempting to jump from the front, end of
a raj idly ni iving street carat Pensa iff a Sun
day afternoon, Hugh the little 9 year-old son
of Hugh H. Hatton, a merchant tailor, was
caught ! eneath the car and the flesh of the
right leg was laid open nearly to the bone
from the knee to the foot.
On Monday afternoon. Will Hudson and
Gus Cummings, negroes attempte 1 to wreck
a passenger train on the Carrabelle. ialm
hassee and Gulf railroad, near Spring Hill,
nine miles below Tallahassee, by placing ob
structions on the track. They were captured
by railroad men. near the scene of their ope
rations, and were brought .to this city and
locked up.
A delightful party was given by the Misses
Morton and Walker Wednesday evening at
Longwood. a novel feature of which was the
“Periwinkle Supper." The menu was printed
on dainty cards tied with cords, and decorated
with periwinkle shells. Each dish was called
some name beginning with the letter "P" and
where original names had to be a plied it
caused much comment and merriment.
Friday night. Sept. 21, Ro ert Markley's
room, at Clearwater, was entered and hts
pocketbook, containing some small change
and a note for sto was stolen Suspicion
pointed to a negro named Henderson, and it
was found that he had gone to Tarpon
Springs, ihe authorities there were notified,
aid when Henderson and Mack Dixon pre
sented the note to the rank they were ar
rested. On the way to jail Henderson es
caped.
The mangled remains of John Williams,
colored, wete found in the eastern suburb of
Pen- a ola Sunday afternoon. The body was
lying on the railroad track, and every Indica
tion goes to show that he had been stealing a
ride on the train. A little boy says he saw
the man jump front the car ' His foot got
caught in the frog of the switch and he was
thrown beneath the moving train, the body,
from the chest down, being horribly mangled,
one leg being entirely severed from the trunk.
At Quincy on Sept. 25 Curtis McCall a ross
the line, and many Georgia friends, with
hounds and a large party of gentlemen of
Quin ;y. joined in a fox chase the other night
and had a successful run of about three hours.
The defunct Monsieur Reyna,d" was tied to
a rope, held by the hand, and the hounds and
the horsemen, early in the wee. sma'hours"
of the morning, at full run, went through
the town, with clatter of hoofs, yelling and
haying, furnishing a novel serenade to many
inhabitants.
Some months ago W. R. Hill, a member of
a colored band, was at Clearwater on his bi
cycle. While playing for a negro- dance the
bicycle was stolen and no trace of It could be
found at the time The bicycle was found in
the garret of Mark ley s packing house and
suspicion points o Henderson as the thief,
as he was word ng- for Mr. Markley at the
time and has since tried to get in the house
several times. He must have carried the bi
cycle on his shoulders for two miles, as no
track could be found.
The East Orange. V. J., Gazette of last
Thursday speaks as follows of an accident
which occurred in that town to Benjamine
Hilton, who is so well and favorably known
to the oitizens of Pensacola. The Gazette
says: “Running between the tracks in front
of the East Orange railrotd station is an old
wooden drain which was responsible for what
might have been a very serious accident. Ihe
drain is covered with eartli and gravel and
iis presence would n t be suspected, although
it was ••felt" unmistakably yesterday. The
top planks had rot ed away at one point at
least, and as a gen lenian was a out to board
tin east bound train, he uroke through the top
and went into the drain up to his knees. Ho
was thrown forward etween the cars and
had the train reen moving ever so slowly ho
would oertatnly have i een killed. As it is,
a lame leg and damaged trousers will re
mind him of his escape for some time to
come.”
Ernest Svedelins is experimenting with the
sisal hemp ilan. at his plantation in Yalka
rla. on the lower Indian river in Florida.
Recently he has had on exhibition a sisal leaf
grown this summer which measures fifty
inches in length and weighs nearly eleven
ponds, the fit er which comes from it is al
most pure white; is as fine as silk and as
strong as any of the fliers of commer. e. The
most simple and primitive win of extracting
the thread is to plac ■ the leaf in cold w ater,
where it should remain n out two weeks,
then the fiber separates itself from the o her
vegetable matter by s mply draw ing the hand
up and down the leaf on o or
twice, ihe Melbourne (Fla.) Times says:
The people of the east coast of Florida are
neglecting a splen lid opportunity for money
in king by their ackwardness in engaging in
ih" ultivation of the sisal plant. Mr. >iede
lius is also experimenting with the leaves of
the pineapple plant, and is getting i etter re
suits already th. n those secured oy the de
pariment of agriculture in'h s Btsane tav
regiou in IWU I 1 irida can easily distune
the Yucatan growors >rthe east coasi people
will only nest r themselves.
At Do Tun a < Sp lugs Wednesday the
''tate .sormai oil tv u o.icnod wuh a m ; li
larger enrollment lhau ever e:oro. The
pros, ects are bright for a pleasant and pros
pernus term Dr. Walker, uI h the aid of
she other members of the la ulty. will do all
in his power to make each student le T the
great im ortanoeof taking advantage of this
wonderful oppocunity. :t is true the college
only pels a small a ro 'nation from the
state in con parison wlih other inslitnt ons
es ecially when ihe average alte .nance m
taken nto considerution Hov.e r, the col
lege is supplied win aa. dendl I c.l e id
ing.lncl diu„ four large rooms with yarns
etc., ul in good ordir her- are also two
dormitories and si dents who prefer to oard
can easily find on.fortu in unit pleasant
homes in one half miie of the ooi eg at in
and i2 per mon h. if the uillerent ra H oads
of ihe slate could i e Induied to open up their
big. iron hearts in regard to transportation
it would look more generous. Lis true they
UaVO made a small cut lor students, just
enough to be called by them cheap ra es But
they ai e not all cheap people in the south
< rn part of the state are completely hi find
on from his institution on this accoi nt. it
costs tnem about us mu h transportation
coming and returning as the whole term at
college would cost them.
Hood’s Stopped the Doctor's Bill.
“Every year I have had a doctor a bill
to pay, but last year 1 was advised to
take Hood’s Sarsaparilla, and i am
pleased to say that my doctor’s bill was
only is, which l paid lor l.ood’s Sarsapa
rilla.” Mrs. S. t\ Harnsou, Moiueuh,
da.
Hood's Pills are especially prepared to
be taken with Hood u Sarsaparilla.—-ad.
For Over Fifty Years.
Mh*. Winslow's Soothing Sthcp bns
been used fori hildrcn teething. It soothes
the child, softens the gums, allays all pain,
cures w ind tolii and is the best remedy
for diarrhoea. Xweuty-tive cents a bot
| tie.—ad.
THE MORNING NEWS: FRIPAT, SEPTEMBER 28, 1804.
POLITICS IN THREE BTATES.
Comments on Affairs in Georgia, Flor
ida and South Carolina.
GEORGIA.
Athens Banner: The voters of Georgia
should not foi get the amendment to the
constitution providing for two additional
judges of the supreme court. The pas
■age of this ametidmk&t means much gooi
for the peopie.
Columbus Enquirer-Sun: The colored
men of Bulloch county to the number of
350 have sinned and issued an address to
the colored people of Georgia declaring
that they will not support the populist
candidate for governor. Bulloch is the
county where it is alleged. Judge Hines,
in a court house speech, spoke so abusively
of the colored people, men and women.
Coiumbus Knquirer-Sun: The Macon
Telegraph takes a very cautious view of
the senatorial race, and carefully avoids
mentioning Maj. Bacon in the same breath
with Mr. Garrard. It docs try to make
him si/e up with Henry G. Turner, but it
thinks the public duty of the latter is to
remain in the Lower House of congress,
and give Maj. Bacon a chance for the
senatorship.
Dawson News: Hoke Smith's economy
in administering pension affairs has
aroused the enmity of the Grand Army of
the Republic: at a gathering ofjthat order
in Pennsylvania, the other day, they sang;
'•Hang Hoke Smith on a Sour Apple
Tree.” We object. He must still live to
chop off other millions of pension frauds.
Hoke is an honest man, and the grand
army can't intimidate him.
Atlanta Constitution; There must be
no stay-at-home democrats this year. A
vote lost in this way is a vote given to
our opponents. The requirements and
obligations of party loyalty are Just as
strong and biuding to-day as they were
when a united democracy threw off bayonet
rule and rodeeuied our commonwealth.
The campaign h3s been fairly conducted
and every opportunity has been afforded
for ascertaining the will of the majority
of the party. Under the clrcumstan, es,
no democrat can give the shadow of a
reason for scratching his ticket or stay
ing at home.
Atlanta Journal; It is now thought that
Mr. Crisp will be a candidate for the
United States Senate in the event the re
turns Tuesday night, Nov. 6. indicate
that the next national House of Repre
sentatives will not be democratic. That
will be pretty well ascertained by
Wednesday morning, Oct. 7, and before
the Georgia legislature has made a choice
for senator, unless some of the candidates
are elected on the lirst ballot Tuesday,
which just now seems altogether im
probable. If, however, the democrats
have a majority in the next House, Mr.
Crisp's frieuds say he will not care to be
senator, as he can easily be re-elected
speaker.
FLORIDA.
Florida Times-Union: A fair election
law will contribute more to the material
advancement of Florida than any other
agency in the state. Once announce to
the world that Florida has enacted laws
for a full vote, a free ballot and a fair
count, and immigrants will come to her
borders in streams.
Jacksonville Metropolis: Of all the
selfish politicians those of the Duval in
dependents are the worst. Nothing is
their aim, it would seem, hut personal
benefit. One who is interested in steam
boating and tugs is reported to be telling
people along the St Johns river that their
votes must be lor men favorable to a rail
road commission or the river business will
dwindle down to very insignificant pro
portions. Sail vessels will cease to come
here for cargo and steamships will go out
only half laden, and pilotage at Mayport
will be unprofitable. A pilot said yester
day: “I was listening for the indepen
dents to also say that without a railroad
commission the St. Johns river woutd go
dry and the fishermen's business would
be ruined. OI would as soon believe one
statement as the other.” However, tne
Duval independents are similar to those
elsewhere in the state known as “re
formers.” They will say most anything
to get office, 'l ake the state through and
where do you find these champions for a
commission if not in the front rank of
obit e-seeking, proclaiming all manner of
political clap-trap.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Columbia Register: The independents
want to get out of the organized democ
racy, yet want some excuse for their
bolt. They laid the groundwork for an
excuse by their resolutions a out the
Ocala platform. The action of the organ
ized democratic convention on that store
being by the confession of the antipapers
unexceptionable, that attempt at an ex
cuse has oeen knocked out. (me of the
anti-papers plainly itells the independents
that they will have to give up the attempt
to organize upon national issues and will
have to organize upon state issues, opposi
tion to the dispensary being the most
available timber of a platform. The
whisky power’s hand shows through
these.
Charleston News and Courier: The
democratic com ention which met in Co
lumbia on Tuesday night did not make
any nominations. At one time during the
long session of the caucus, which was
held to settle quietly the ditferetices
among the delegates and to arrange tue
business of the convention, it was decided
by a vote of 123 to HO to put a ticket in the
field, but the opposition to thiscourse was
so strong that when the convention as
sembi and yesterday morning, after the
caucus had Oeen in session all night, ad
journal. tit was reached without nomina
tions. This ivas the wisest thing the con
vention could have done under the cir
cumstances —indeed it was the only
wise course from the beginning. Any
other course would ha.e resuited in
breaking up the conservative party, and,
as Mr. (ion ates expressed it in a brief
interview published in the News and
Courier yesterday, the advocates of nomi
nations. rather than bo chargeable with
such a result, concluded to “abandon the
whole thing in disgust.” We do not
think this form of expression is fortunate.
Doubtless many of the delegates were dis
appointed, but there is no reason why
they should ue disgusted at the work of
the convention: we are sure that it will
be approved by an overwhelming ma.or
it.v oi the conservative democra.s of the
slate.
SEARCHING FOR A HORN SNAKE.
Gen. E. P. A1 xand r Says a Good
Specimen Is Needed to faettie a Uis
puts.
From the New York World. *
There is reason lo believe that there
exists in the United Males a very inter
esting and unique snake, which lias fur
nished tiie basis lor the banner myth
among all hsk stories, but which has as
yet entirely escaped the observation of
the naturalist, and is not yet described
iu any natual history.
’l he lirst account ever printed of this
snake uppi ars in a "hc|Kir, to the i.ord's
Proprietors of the t aroiinus," published
in i ondon over two huudret years ago
setting forth the riehes and the rarefies'
of the new colonies oeyond the seas The
gem of the whole collection is the ac
count of the horn snake. It narrates
that this suako bellows like a bull, and
that the end of its tall is a horn, sharp
ami charged with a venom, poisonous oe
yond description. When its precincts are
invaded the reptile lakes its tail
in its mouth, and forming a hoop of
its body, it roils a,ter the intruder with
the speed of a bicycle, iho latter saves
himself by jumping behind a tree, and the
snake drives his horn into the tree so
deeply that it cannot be withdri rn. and
the snake perishes. The tree sh vels up
to a mere sapbng and dies also
This story has survived, in mo I or less
modified forms, ever sm e. IS intelli
gent person of to-day sw lows le story
whole, as our ancestors seem to n re done.
IJul there are many believers the ex
istence of a snake, the end of i lose tail
is not i esh and blood, b a si irp liorn
with which the snake s', ikes iciously
w hen attacked instead of iryinr o bite.
(jen. E. F. Alexander if <ni gia first
became interested in th( mat ir seme
years ago. by lindiug in a road none of
the bouth Carolina sea isitnds he body
of a snake which some |ierso; had re
cently killed. In color it upge-ied a red
Scotch plaid. It was, a he recollects,
about fourteen inches Imp ind three
quarter- of an inch in di3ieter.
The last inch or so of is tail was ap- |
parently solid horn, but nt sharp enough |
to be used as a weapon, iuppoaing that
the distinctive feature of he horn would
enable any naturalist to Uentify it easily’
no exact notes or meaarements were
taken, nor was the body, ae skin, or the
horn preserved. But a pneral descrip
tion of it was sent to t ie -mithsonian In
stitution with a request fir its scientific
name.
The institution scientist replied that
they could not identify it.iud they asked
for a live specimen, or one in alcohol.
This Gen. Alexander ms never been
able, as yet. to procure, ut the inquiry
which he has made has bought out sev
eral intelligent and creible witnesses,
who have seen and handle! snakes with
horn tails, at various poins in the south,
from the Carolinas to Axas. Some of
the snakes are said to exced three feet
in length, and one was said to have
struck repeatedly with is tail at a dog.
It is said, however, to be both a rare
snake and a very timid on.
Meanwhile a search of t e natural his
tories shows that no sake of ordinary
habits has ever been descibed. either in
this country or abroad, wih a horny ter
mination to its tail, exept. of course,
the rattlesnake, with it horny rattle.
There are a few with horn, protuberances
or snouts about the head, ut all tails ex
cept the rattlesnake's, arodesh and blood
to the very tip.
But there is a family c snakes called
"scolecophidae,” or worm snakes, which
are burrovvers in the sot. living under
rocks and logs and feeding on worms and
the larvae of insects, bom' of the species
of this family have hornj tips to their
tails, apparently to give i purchase in
their burrowing. They ray be readily
distinguished from all othe snakes by the
ventral scales, or those urler the belly.
In all ordinary suakes thes ventral scales
are large and run clear acoss from side
to side, and the snake get his purchase
in crawling and striking byerecting them
slightly.
The worm snakes have tone of these
scales, hut back and belly alike are cov
ered with small smooth oales. Then,
too. the worm snakes are lenerally very
small and have imperfec eyes, small
mouths aud most mo nsiv di positions.
Gen. Alexander believes tiat the snake
which he saw was most prbaolyone of
this family, though he did not note the
distinguishing marks at th- time, as he
did not then know their vaue. But the
size and habits of horn tail reported by
the other observers are ver difficult to
reconcile with those oi the solecophidae.
and he has invited all who a e interested
in snakes and who may ha t opportunity
to get hold of any snake wit. a horny tip
to its tall to take special nee of all its
characteristics.
Even a large worm snak' will be of
£reat interest, and any snakewith a horn
tail and with large ventral scales like
those of ordinary snakes v*U be anew
variety to our naturalists, md to the
Smithsonian institution, wlic'n would
doubtless pay all expenses. Then we
shall know whether the teirible horn
snake of tradition Is really a stake at all,
or only a harmless, overgrdvn, scaly
worm with a hard, blunt end t. his tail
to brace him in his burrowing.
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